AP News Alert: US Senate nominee Alvin Greene indicted on felony charge

[flpoljunkie]

AP NewsAlert
US Senate nominee Alvin Greene indicted on felony charge of showing porn to SC college student

Aug 13, 2010 13:29 EDT

US Senate nominee Alvin Greene indicted on felony charge of showing porn to SC college student.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2010/08/ap_newsalert_89.php?ref=fpbrk

[KingFlorez]

1. More proof that he was a plant

Watch every Republican talking head spin this as Democratic corruption.

[Phx_Dem]

4. I agree. His whole election was too hinky.

[flpoljunkie]

2. More from AP...

Longshot US Senate candidate from SC indicted
By MEG KINNARD
The Associated Press

Friday, August 13, 2010; 1:42 PM

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Longshot U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene was indicted Friday on two charges, including a felony charge of showing pornography to a South Carolina college student.

A Richland County grand jury indicted Green for disseminating, procuring or promoting obscenity - a felony - as well as a misdemeanor charge of communicating obscene materials to a person without consent.

Greene, who surprised the Democratic party establishment with his primary victory, was arrested in November after authorities said he approached a student in a University of South Carolina computer lab, showed her obscene photos online, then talked about going to her dorm room.

Greene declined comment at his home. He has also refused to talk about the charge in interviews.

more...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/13/AR2010081303771_pf.html

[Phx_Dem]

3. Great. Even this numbnuts would be better than Jim DeMint,

which isn't saying much.

[flpoljunkie]

8. Is it too late for him to withdraw from the ballot, if he were willing, that is.

[Hawkeye-X]

5. Now can we put Rawls back on the ticket

and disqualify Greene due to his indictment?

[LostinVA]

7. That's what I'm hoping

[totodeinhere]

11. Nope, it would take a conviction, which probably won't happen until after the election. n/t

[geek tragedy]

6. Not defending him as a person, but why is this a felony?

Sounds like a case for the ACLU.

[Hawkeye-X]

9. Does it matter? SC Dems needs to replace Greene and DQ him due to indictments

I am thinking more and more that Greene is a plant that's already in trouble before he even entered and wanted to rig it for Demented.

[IndianaGreen]

10. I am sure Mister Greene has enough money to retain his own counsel

Didn't he spend 10 grand to file as a candidate?

[Hawkeye-X]

12. He is indigent

so I doubt he has any more money.

[tblue37]

13. That post was sarcasm--referencng the probability that he was

deliberately put into the race--and his fee covered--by Republican dirty tricksters.

[flpoljunkie]

14. Actually, that does not seem to be the case. Greene is sincere, but a weird duck--to say the least!

[Sanity Claws]

15. I agree

I couldn't understand why this is considered a crime, never mind a felony.

The whole thing sounds like a setup.